Question: Is using henna specifically for married women? Is this correct? Answer: “This is not correct as is well known. No doubt women who are married have a need to beautify themselves for their husbands and there is no harm in training the young girls to wear henna. It is not a condition that beautification is only for husbands. Rather…
The Ruling on Leaving Work Without Permission Due to an Emergency – The Permanent Committee for Islamic Research and verdicts
Question: What is the ruling on leaving during work due to an emergency without taking permission from the boss? Answer: “It is necessary to ask permission from your boss during work. It is not allowed to leave except with his permission, unless you have an affair which is necessary and your boss is not present. In that case, you inform…
The Ruling on Benefiting From Discounts Offerred by Stores at the end of the Gregorian Calender – Shaikh Sulaymaan ar-Ruhayli
Question: Regarding the discounts that are offered now by some big stores? Answer: “There is no harm for a Muslim to benefit from these discounts at the beginning of the new year. This is because he does not celebrate and this is not a festival. However, its a benefit given at this time. So he is allowed to benefit from…
[Article] Beware of Blinding Your Eyesight and Insight By [Excessively] Looking at Cellphones and Their Likes, O Muslims – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Shaikh Abdul Muhsin al-Abbad (may Allah preserve him) wrote: بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله رب العالمين، وصلى الله وسلم وبارك على عبده ورسوله نبينا محمد وعلى آله وأصحابه ومن تبعهم بإحسان إلى يوم الدين. أما بعد: Verily the greatest favor that Allah has bestowed upon the Muslims is that He guided them to Islam and removed them from darkness…
Is saying “We have been given rain by Allah’s grace and mercy” From the Supplications For When it Rains? – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Question: Is saying: مطرنا بفضل الله وبرحمته We have been given rain by Allah’s grace and mercy from the supplications for when the rain descends? Answer: “Yes” [Sharh Sunan Abi Dawood no. 440] Translated by Faisal Ibn Abdul Qaadir Ibn Hassan Abu Sulaymaan
The Ruling on Reading Horoscopes – Shaikh Salih Ala Shaikh
Shaikh Salih Ala Shaikh (may Allah preserve him) said: “From what clearly enters into astrology in this era, which a lot of people are oblivious of, is what appears a lot in the magazines. What is called Buruj (horoscopes). So they specify a page or less than that in the newspapers and place in it the symbols of the yearly…
What is the Difference Between the Word Qadar and Qadaa? – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Question: Is there are a difference between Qadaa and the Qadr Answer: “Some of the Scholars say Qadaa is [used to refer to] the entire decree and Qadr is [used to refer to] the partial decree. That which is apparent to me is that there is no difference between them. They both come attached and are both synonyms”. [Arba’een an-Nawawiyyah…
How can Adam be a Prophet When There was No Book Before Him? – Shaikh Abdul-Muhsin al-‘Abbaad
Question: How can Adam be a Prophet when there was no books before? Answer: ” It is well-known that it was revealed to him with what to worship Allah, Exalted with and likewise his sons. So he was a Messenger to his children. They did not know what to worship Allah with except through his path” [Sharh Arba’een an-Nawawiyyah no.…